Humanitarian News Archive – Page 600 – Save the Children UK Alumni Association

16th January 2026 — Photo Set: Shelling of villages in Southeast Burma by the Burma Army, the BGF, and affiliated armed groups, damaging homes, community buildings, farmland, and infrastructure (January–November 2025) In 2025, as the Burma military regime1 ’s shelling into civilian areas has…

ISHM: January 8 – 15, 2026

16th January 2026 — Key Takeaways: POLITICS: Maliki Closer to a Third Term After Sudani Steps Aside; Trump’s Envoy Threatens More Sanctions Against “Malign Actors” in Iraq – On January 12, caretaker Prime Minister Mohammed al-Sudani withdrew from the race to become the Coordination…

Germany’s BMZ, Novo Nordisk Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, and WFP Launch New School Meals Accelerator to help governments reach an additional 100 million children with nutritious meals | World Food Programme

16th January 2026 — BERLIN | 16 January 2026 — The Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany (BMZ), Novo Nordisk Foundation, The Rockefeller Foundation, and the World Food Programme (WFP) launch a first-of-its-kind School Meals Accelerator today to reach an additional…

Humanitarian aid cuts push millions deeper into hunger amid rising violence and population displacement in West and Central Africa | World Food Programme

16th January 2026 — DAKAR, Senegal – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warns that without urgent resources and action, the most vulnerable people in West and Central Africa are headed for yet another dire year. A staggering 55 million people in the…

Under fire and freezing, children in Ukraine endure the harshest winter of war

16th January 2026 — For children, the impact of such harsh conditions is both physical and mental. Darkness and freezing temperatures intensify fear and stress, and can lead to, or exacerbate health conditions.

La réduction de l’aide humanitaire pousse des millions de personnes vers la faim, alors que les violences et les déplacements de population s’intensifient en Afrique de l’Ouest et centrale | World Food Programme

16th January 2026 — DAKAR, Sénégal – Le Programme alimentaire mondial (PAM) des Nations unies alerte que, sans ressources et actions urgentes, les populations les plus vulnérables d'Afrique de l'Ouest et du Centre feront face à une nouvelle année difficile. Plus de 55 millions…

IOM Unveils 2026 Plans to Reach 22 million in Crisis Across 32 Countries

16th January 2026 — Geneva, 16 January 2026 – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has released its 2026 Crisis Response Plans, a set of 32 prioritized country and regional plans outlining how the Organization will respond to the world's most urgent humanitarian crises,…

Returning Home Is a Process, Not a Moment: UN Agencies Pledge Stronger Joint Action to Support Syrian Refugees | World Food Programme

16th January 2026 — Joint Statement attributable to UN Refugee Agency Director for the Middle East and North Africa Rema Jamous Imseis, UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa Edouard Beigbeder, and WFP Regional Director for the Middle East and North…